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SmartLiLBtch
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I love all of your scarecrows, Rot, and I'm glad to see you did something traditional. SEEDS is old school, not cute and whimsical. And if I may be honest here, I'd rather see your infinite imagination go into your Halloween display...especially since these Peddler's Village people clearly don't get the value of your work like we fans do.

All through the time he's displayed, the restaurant owners will be scratching their heads "I don't understand it. We're only selling half the amount of the pumpkin pie that we did last year. And even weirder, the few orders we get come from the back of the house."

You've good reason to be pleased with him.

As for the voting, I think people who don't normally dig your style at these things might be won over by the hat, and the fact that he has a big smiling pumpkin for a head.

Or maybe this competition is the universe's twisted way to keep you humble since we all dig on your stuff so much ;) It's certainly pushed you to come up with different figures and approach them, perhaps, from a perspective you wouldn't have had otherwise. Which in the end, doesn't sound so bad at all.

Your work is really incredible. If Seeds can't scare away the crows, they are some pretty bold birds. Not sure what your competition looks like for this year's contest, but after seeing this guy, they should just pack up and head home. Keep up the dark and twisted work. It is the best!

One of the best ones you have ever done! I love it! You gave it traditional elements, but made it look even cooler by making it spooky. I did a little post on it because it looked so good I couldn't resist! Anyway, great concept and execution with this one! Good luck!

Bob,Next weekend is the scarecrow festival - pumpkin fritters, outdoor vendors, scarecrow building workshops for families... neat time to go.SEEDS is located right outside of EARL'S restaurant. At the farthest corner of the Village..across from the Golden Plough Inn.

Can't put how awesome this is into proper words! This is DEFINITELY your best yet! Almost exactly how I imagined him when you published his name.

Loving the crooked witches hat. The torn up coat reminds me of Johnny Appleseed a lot. Such a great job! The vile green mush oozing from his mouth is just disgusting.

I love the way all your pumpkin headed creations never have hollow heads. In the holes of their eyes and mouth is this black, putrid ... stuff. Shows real creativity.

I bet this one will win this year. If not, track down the judges houses and place some pumpkin headed zombies at the end of their beds in the night. How you they like that eh? Really cool work on the sign too!

There was really no proper previews at all for this one was there? maybe you could give us just a very little hint on this years yard haunt please?

Outside the restaurant? Hilarious! That is so wrong, in such a right way. Great job on another great scarecrow. Maybe this Mormon town has gotten to me a little bit... Shoot, time for me to go pick up the dead.

I'll have to get back up there to see what the competition is like. The TRADITIONAL category is the smallest this year. Looks like they only had 8 posts set up. We were the first ones there and set up SEEDS and left before anyone else arrived. So it'll be neat to see what else is up there.

The seeds are made of clay. Bean carves them whenever I need them for a prop. When we drove by the scarecrow as we were leaving, a family was studying his open chest and it looked like they were poking at the seeds to see if they were real. It's a weird thing to leave a prop that you've worked on so hard 30 miles away. But they're always fine at the end of the contest.

Rot, we'll be there Sunday. We always try to go to the Scarecrow Festival. That's when Peddler's Village comes alive!

Earls is a perfect location because of all the traffic there. You're liable to cause a few fender benders of drivers doing a double-take at the creepy host of the festival standing front and center!

You're right, that side of the village is a bit forgotten as far as foot traffic, but we just found an incredible folk art store back there in that square that sells TONS of awesome vintage Halloween stuff. If you're up there for the festival, you gotta check it out.

I actually have photos of Tin Man from last year I forgot to share with you. It was so awesome to see your work in person and watch people take it in, some with an approving smile, some with a look of disgust. Can't wait to see SEEDS in person!

Out of curiosity, I wonder what the difference would be between carving the seeds by hand and using a press mold. In other words, make a small 2 piece mold with ten or twenty seeds and squash the clay into it, let it dry a bit and pull them out.Maybe it's more trouble than it's worth, since the seeds are so small...

Definitely a more traditional scarecow, but still with the dark overtones that we all have come to love. I just can't picture SEEDS not taking first place this year. But then, didn't an over-the-top gnome win a couple of years ago? Wish I could see this guy in person. Good luck in the voting - hope you take home the gold. Well done, Rot!